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ossuaries

Podcast: Yemrehanna Kristos Church

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team November 1, 2021
Moux, France

Tomb of Henry Bataille

The haunting cadaver tomb of a famous French poet, playwright, and filmmaker.
Earlier this year, excavations at Wolseong Palace unearthed more evidence of human sacrifice during its construction.
palaces

Why Were Human Sacrifices Buried Beneath Ancient Korea's 'Moon Castle'?

Remains sealed in the foundations suggest builders would do anything to protect the heart of a fledgling kingdom.
Bridget Alex October 15, 2021
Denver, Colorado

The Learned Lemur

A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.
Cassiglio, Italy

Ca’ Milesi

This house is adorned with a serenade macabre from the Counter-Reformation period.
Araluen, Australia

Gympie Bone Museum

Australia's first and only museum dedicated exclusively to bones.
Averara, Italy

Averara Skeletons

Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.
animals

Podcast: Ubatuba Whale(s)

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 21, 2021
Toronto, Ontario

Gordo the Barosaurus

Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.
Construction crews are cooperating with expert paleontologists as the site is developed and more bones are uncovered.
museums

What Will Mexico City Do With 2,000 Mammoth Bones?

The fate of an enormous trove of fossils hangs in the balance.
Luke Fater September 30, 2020
Displays at the Weaver Dental Museum include a jumble of dentures.
Itinerary

6 Fascinating Medical Marvels in Pennsylvania

50 States of Wonder
Sam O'Brien
The skeleton of Santa Prisca
Taxco, Mexico

Santa Prisca Skeleton

A skeleton without arms watches over the side door of one of the most beautiful baroque temples in Mexico.
In Montana, archaeology dog Dax sits beside a bear skull she has successfully found in a training session.
animals

Archaeology Dogs Can Help Scholars Sniff Out the Past

With proper training, dogs can follow their noses to human and animal remains from bygone centuries.
Jill Neimark July 8, 2020
When a church becomes a laboratory.
saints

Has the Case of the Missing Princess-Saint Been Solved?

Scientific evidence suggests that her bones had been hidden behind a church wall for a millennium.
Matthew Taub March 11, 2020
Fresh off a transatlantic trip, Jeremy Bentham's "auto-icon" just got a new permanent home at the University of College London.
wax anatomy

Why a 272-Year-Old Philosopher Just Got Carted Across a College Quad

A new home for Jeremy Bentham’s old bones is prompting a philosophical debate.
Isaac Schultz March 4, 2020
Naters Beinhaus
Naters, Switzerland

Naters Beinhaus

This ossuary is more than five centuries old and is heralded as one of the finest in Switzerland.
"Leaping Laelaps"-inspired mount of two Dryptosaurus skeletons
Trenton, New Jersey

Dryptosaurus Skeletal Mount

The way these carnivorous dinosaurs are posed is an homage to a classic work of paleoart.
Teams at the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt began dismantling the mastodon in October 2019.
natural history museums

The Founding Fathers' Favorite Mastodon Is Coming Home for a Visit

Here's how you ship the skeleton of long-dead megafauna across the Atlantic.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 6, 2019